Current Date And Time In Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:24:52 CEST
State: Friesland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 124,481
District: Gemeente Leeuwarden
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Leeuwarden, Friesland? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Leeuwarden.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Leeuwarden follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Koningsdag (King's Day) on April 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Leeuwarden.
This is Netherlands's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Netherlands's country-level and Friesland holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Leeuwarden as anywhere else in Netherlands.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Netherlands's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Netherlands's country and Friesland holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Leeuwarden just as everywhere else in Netherlands.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | April 27 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Banks & Govt Offices) | www.government.nl |
| Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) | May 5 | National Public Holiday | Discretionary ? Mandatory Only Every 5th "Lustrum" Year | www.government.nl |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Koningsdag (King's Day) | Tue, Apr 27, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
In Leeuwarden, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Leeuwarden, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 124,481 and running on the Europe/Amsterdam time zone, Leeuwarden follows Netherlands's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.